Storage battery terminal post



Dec. 17, 1935. c, HOOVER 2,024,288

STORAGE BATTERY TERMINAL POST Filed Nov. 17, 1933 charzz EH00?) er Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention which relates to storage batteries has particular reference to the construction of the battery posts to which the circuit wires are Connected.

5 The object of my present invention is to provide a battery terminal post of 'a fiat type and to provide an adapter for cooperation therewith when the battery is to be used as a replacement for one having the ordinary round post which takes a split cable terminal clamp.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends the invention still further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in the following detailed description and then be particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a detail plan view of a portion of a battery with a flat type terminal post and my invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a detail section on line 22 of Figure 1.

In the drawing 1 represents the battery and 6 the base flange of the post. The post has a threaded portion l l to receive the nut l5 by which it is secured to the top of the battery. Over the threaded portion is the fiat post head I2 which has a bolt hole IS. The top of the threaded portion II is fiat adjacent the head l2. The adapter comprises a base portion 22 having a fiat end to engage the post head 12 and a fiat portion 28 to 3 engage the top of the threaded portion H. The base is bored to receive the bolt 26 having the nut 21 and the head 25, the latter being held in a recess 24 so as to prevent the turning of the bolt. Projecting from the base 22 is the usual round 40 post. end 23 of a form to receive the connector of the ordinary split loop clamp on the wire or cable to be attached to the battery. It will thus be seen that a service station need be equipped only with the battery posts, U-shaped cable terminals and the adapters in order to have a full complement of spare parts and in order to enable the sameto 5 service both the batteries with the old style posts and those with my new invention.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that the construction, operation and ad- 10 vantages of my invention will be clear to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

What I claim is:

1. A battery post having an upstanding portion of substantially rectangular horizontal section to 15 provide two parallel faces, said upstanding portion having a cross bolt-hole, said post having a horizontal seat surface adjacent the rectangular portion, in combination with an adapter comprising a base to engage one flat face of said post 20 and to engage said seat, said base having a bolt hole, a bolt passed through said bolt hole with a nut to clamp said adapter to said post, said adapter including a circular post extending from the base toreceive a loop split clamp. 25

2. A battery post having an upstanding portion of substantially rectangular horizontal section to provide two parallel faces, said upstanding portion having a cross bolt-hole, said post having a horizontal seat surface adjacent the rectangular 30 portion, in combination with an adapter comprising a base to engage one. fiat face of said post and to engage said seat, said base having a bolt hole, a bolt passed through said bolt hole with a nut to clamp said adapter to said post, said adapter including a circular post extending from the base to receive a loop split clamp, said base having a bolt head receiving and fitting socket to hold the bolt against turning.

CHARLES E. HOOVER. 

